Analysis of risk and prognostic factors in a population of pediatric patients hospitalized for acute malnutrition at the Chiulo hospital, Angola

Analysis of risk and prognostic factors in a population of pediatric patients hospitalized for acute malnutrition at the Chiulo hospital, Angola

Abstract Background Malnutrition is a multifactorial pathology in which genetic, epigenetic, cultural, environmental, socio-economic factors interact with each other. The impact that this disease has on the health of children worldwide is dramatic. Severe acute malnutrition in particular is a diseas...

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Main Authors: Federica Maria Tripoli, Salvatore Accomando, Simona La Placa, Andrea Pietravalle, Giovanni Putoto, Giovanni Corsello, Mario Giuffrè
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Severe acute malnutrition
Wasting
Risk factors
Prognostic factors
Sub-Saharan Africa
Breastfeeding
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01140-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-021-01140-2

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